One of a select few fighters to retire undefeated as a world champion. Lopez, who fought on many PPV undercards, retired with a 51-0-1 (38 KOs) record.

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One of the few fighters to retire undefeated as a world champion, '''Ricardo Lopez''', who fought on many pay-per-view broadcasts, retired with a 51-0-1 (38 KOs) record. His eight-round [[Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez (1st meeting)|technical draw]] against [[Rosendo Alvarez]], was avenged in their [[Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez (2nd meeting)|rematch]] eight months later.

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He was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2007, his first year of eligibility.

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== Career Factoids ==

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*Finished career with a record of 25-0-1 (19 KOs) in World Title fights.

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*Finished career with a record of 10-0-1 (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists.

One of the few fighters to retire undefeated as a world champion, Ricardo Lopez, who fought on many pay-per-view broadcasts, retired with a 51-0-1 (38 KOs) record. His eight-round technical draw against Rosendo Alvarez, was avenged in their rematch eight months later.